Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded (Penguin Classics) [Paperback] Richardson, Samuel; Sabor, Peter and Doody, Margaret Anne

Description

Paperback cover has some wear, creases and tears. Spine taped. Exterior pages have wear and marking. Pages are clean and the binding is secure.

This well-loved copy of Samuel Richardson’s groundbreaking novel “Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded” offers a window into the 18th-century literary world. Published in 1740, it is considered one of the first modern novels and a pioneering work in the epistolary genre, composed entirely of letters. Richardson’s tale of a virtuous servant girl who resists her master’s advances and is ultimately rewarded with marriage sparked controversies but also inspired a wave of popular imitations. This Penguin Classics edition preserves the original text while providing scholarly insights into the novel’s significance in the evolution of prose fiction. Despite its weathered exterior, the interior pages remain clean and readable, inviting readers to immerse themselves in this landmark work that challenged social conventions and paved the way for the rise of the novel as a literary form.